diff --git a/bin/heta-init.js b/bin/heta-init.js
index 84c1f41a..0cf7d213 100644
--- a/bin/heta-init.js
+++ b/bin/heta-init.js
@@ -35,7 +35,19 @@ const defaultPlatform = {
   importModule: {
     type: 'heta',
     source: 'src/index.heta'
-  }
+  },
+  export: [
+    '{ format: JSON, filepath: output.json }',
+    '#{ format: YAML }',
+    '#{ format: XLSX, omitRows: 3, splitByClass: true }',
+    '#{ format: SBML, version: L2V4 }',
+    '#{ format: SLV, eventsOff: false }',
+    '#{ format: DBSolve }',
+    '#{ format: Simbio }',
+    '#{ format: Mrgsolve }',
+    '#{ format: Matlab }',
+    '#{ format: Julia }'
+  ]
 };
 
 program
@@ -51,7 +63,7 @@ let opts = program.opts();
 
 // initialize file paths
 let targetDir = path.resolve(args[0] || '.');
-let filePath = path.join(targetDir, 'platform.json');
+let filePath = path.join(targetDir, 'platform.yml');
 console.log('Creating a template platform in directory: "' + targetDir + '"...');
 
 // directory does not exist
@@ -69,11 +81,10 @@ if(!opts.force && fs.existsSync(filePath)){
 }
 
 // silent mode
-if(opts.silent){
+if (opts.silent) {
   let platform = defaultPlatform;
 
   // saving files
-  fs.outputJsonSync(filePath, platform, {spaces: 2});
   // saving .gitignore
   fs.copySync(
     path.join(__dirname, './init/template.gitignore'),
@@ -84,6 +95,27 @@ if(opts.silent){
     path.join(__dirname, './init/template.gitattributes'),
     path.join(targetDir, '.gitattributes')
   );
+  // create files in src
+  let hetaIndexFile = path.join(targetDir, 'src', 'index.heta');
+  fs.copySync(
+    path.join(__dirname, './init/index0.heta'),
+    hetaIndexFile
+  );
+
+  // saving qsp-units.heta and qsp-functions.heta
+  fs.copySync(
+    path.join(__dirname, './init/qsp-units.heta'),
+    path.join(targetDir, 'src/qsp-units.heta')
+  );
+  fs.copySync(
+    path.join(__dirname, './init/qsp-functions.heta'),
+    path.join(targetDir, 'src/qsp-functions.heta')
+  );
+
+  //fs.outputJsonSync(filePath, platform, {spaces: 2});
+  let json = JSON.stringify(platform, null, 2);
+  let yaml = json.replace(/"/g, '');
+  fs.writeFileSync(filePath, yaml);
 
   console.log('Platform template is created in silent mode.');
   console.log('DONE.');
@@ -203,6 +235,9 @@ prompt(questions)
       }
     }
 
+    // add export formats
+    platform.export = defaultPlatform.export;
+
     // saving qsp-units.heta and qsp-functions.heta
     fs.copySync(
       path.join(__dirname, './init/qsp-units.heta'),
@@ -213,7 +248,10 @@ prompt(questions)
       path.join(targetDir, 'src/qsp-functions.heta')
     );
     // saving platform file
-    fs.outputJsonSync(filePath, platform, {spaces: 2});
+    //fs.outputJsonSync(filePath, platform, {spaces: 2});
+    let json = JSON.stringify(platform, null, 2);
+    let yaml = json.replace(/"/g, '');
+    fs.writeFileSync(filePath, yaml);
     // saving .gitignore
     fs.copySync(
       path.join(__dirname, './init/template.gitignore'),
diff --git a/bin/init/index.json b/bin/init/index.json
index 357ff4bd..81dc7425 100644
--- a/bin/init/index.json
+++ b/bin/init/index.json
@@ -6,11 +6,5 @@
         "assignments": {
             "start_": "1"
         }
-    },
-    {
-        "action": "export",
-        "format": "SBML",
-        "filepath": "output_sbml",
-        "version": "L2V4"
     }
 ]
diff --git a/bin/init/index.yml b/bin/init/index.yml
index 01af166b..8ff37fb7 100644
--- a/bin/init/index.yml
+++ b/bin/init/index.yml
@@ -5,8 +5,4 @@
     id: p1
     assignments:
         start_: 1
--
-    action: export
-    format: SBML
-    filepath: output_sbml
-    version: L2V4
+
diff --git a/bin/init/index0.heta b/bin/init/index0.heta
index 97115428..7f599254 100644
--- a/bin/init/index0.heta
+++ b/bin/init/index0.heta
@@ -10,15 +10,3 @@ include ./qsp-units.heta;
 // include addon.yml type yaml;
 
 p1 @Record .= 1;
-
-// exports
-#export { format: JSON, filepath: output };
-//#export { format: YAML };
-//#export { format: XLSX, omitRows: 3, splitByClass: true };
-//#export { format: SBML, version: L2V4 };
-//#export { format: SLV, eventsOff: false };
-//#export { format: DBSolve };
-//#export { format: Simbio };
-//#export { format: Mrgsolve };
-//#export { format: Matlab };
-//#export { format: Julia };
diff --git a/bin/init/index1.heta b/bin/init/index1.heta
index 68f5d140..0b6673de 100644
--- a/bin/init/index1.heta
+++ b/bin/init/index1.heta
@@ -19,15 +19,3 @@ include ./table.xlsx type table with { sheet: 4, omitRows: 3 };
 // include addon.yml type yaml;
 
 p1 @Record .= 1;
-
-// exports
-#export { format: JSON, filepath: output };
-//#export { format: YAML };
-//#export { format: XLSX, omitRows: 3, splitByClass: true };
-//#export { format: SBML, version: L2V4 };
-//#export { format: SLV, eventsOff: false };
-//#export { format: DBSolve };
-//#export { format: Simbio };
-//#export { format: Mrgsolve };
-//#export { format: Matlab };
-//#export { format: Julia };